Grid queues make power architecture an AI-factory decision; Exowatt and Redwood offer fixes
ingliguori · x · 2026-10-27
X user ingliguori notes that grid interconnection queues are turning power architecture into an AI-factory design decision: Exowatt is pursuing solar thermal storage, while Redwood Materials repurposes recycled EV batteries for stable storage — raising the question of which modular workload solution scales first.
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